Pale red slender vs Scarce alder slender

Caloptilia elongella compared with Caloptilia falconipennella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale red slender	Scarce alder slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Gracillariidae	Gracillariidae
Genus same	Caloptilia	Caloptilia
Species	Caloptilia elongella	Caloptilia falconipennella

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale red slender and Scarce alder slender share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caloptilia.

Conservation Status

Pale red slender

LC — Least Concern

Scarce alder slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale red slender	Scarce alder slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Scarce alder slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden